diff --git a/cmake/macros/IncludeBullet.cmake b/cmake/macros/IncludeBullet.cmake
index a238b33660..186e84d1ab 100644
--- a/cmake/macros/IncludeBullet.cmake
+++ b/cmake/macros/IncludeBullet.cmake
@@ -8,11 +8,9 @@
 # 
 
 macro(INCLUDE_BULLET)
-    find_package(Bullet)
-    if (BULLET_FOUND)
-        include_directories("${BULLET_INCLUDE_DIRS}")
-        if (APPLE OR UNIX)
-            set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -DUSE_BULLET_PHYSICS -isystem ${BULLET_INCLUDE_DIRS}")
-        endif ()
-    endif (BULLET_FOUND)
+    find_package(Bullet REQUIRED)
+    include_directories("${BULLET_INCLUDE_DIRS}")
+    if (APPLE OR UNIX)
+        set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -isystem ${BULLET_INCLUDE_DIRS}")
+    endif()
 endmacro(INCLUDE_BULLET)
diff --git a/cmake/modules/FindBullet.cmake b/cmake/modules/FindBullet.cmake
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..65d064e91b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmake/modules/FindBullet.cmake
@@ -0,0 +1,93 @@
+# - Try to find the Bullet physics engine
+#
+#  This module defines the following variables
+#
+#  BULLET_FOUND - Was bullet found
+#  BULLET_INCLUDE_DIRS - the Bullet include directories
+#  BULLET_LIBRARIES - Link to this, by default it includes
+#                     all bullet components (Dynamics,
+#                     Collision, LinearMath, & SoftBody)
+#
+#  This module accepts the following variables
+#
+#  BULLET_ROOT - Can be set to bullet install path or Windows build path
+#
+# Modified on 2015.01.15 by Andrew Meadows
+# This is an adapted version of the FindBullet.cmake module distributed with Cmake 2.8.12.2
+# The original license for that file is displayed below.
+#
+#=============================================================================
+# Copyright 2009 Kitware, Inc.
+# Copyright 2009 Philip Lowman <philip@yhbt.com>
+#
+# Distributed under the OSI-approved BSD License (the "License");
+# see accompanying file Copyright.txt for details.
+#
+# This software is distributed WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the
+# implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
+# See the License for more information.
+#=============================================================================
+# (To distribute this file outside of CMake, substitute the full
+#  License text for the above reference.)
+
+
+include("${MACRO_DIR}/HifiLibrarySearchHints.cmake")
+hifi_library_search_hints("bullet")
+
+macro(_FIND_BULLET_LIBRARY _var)
+  find_library(${_var}
+     NAMES
+        ${ARGN}
+     HINTS
+        ${BULLET_SEARCH_DIRS}
+        $ENV{BULLET_ROOT_DIR}
+        ${BULLET_ROOT}
+        ${BULLET_ROOT}/out/release8/libs
+        ${BULLET_ROOT}/out/debug8/libs
+        PATH_SUFFIXES lib lib/Release lib/Debug
+  )
+  mark_as_advanced(${_var})
+endmacro()
+
+macro(_BULLET_APPEND_LIBRARIES _list _release)
+   set(_debug ${_release}_DEBUG)
+   if(${_debug})
+      set(${_list} ${${_list}} optimized ${${_release}} debug ${${_debug}})
+   else()
+      set(${_list} ${${_list}} ${${_release}})
+   endif()
+endmacro()
+
+find_path(BULLET_INCLUDE_DIR NAMES btBulletCollisionCommon.h
+  HINTS
+    ${BULLET_SEARCH_DIRS}/include
+    $ENV{BULLET_ROOT_DIR}
+    ${BULLET_ROOT}/include
+    ${BULLET_ROOT}/src
+  PATH_SUFFIXES bullet
+)
+
+# Find the libraries
+
+_FIND_BULLET_LIBRARY(BULLET_DYNAMICS_LIBRARY        BulletDynamics)
+_FIND_BULLET_LIBRARY(BULLET_DYNAMICS_LIBRARY_DEBUG  BulletDynamics_Debug BulletDynamics_d)
+_FIND_BULLET_LIBRARY(BULLET_COLLISION_LIBRARY       BulletCollision)
+_FIND_BULLET_LIBRARY(BULLET_COLLISION_LIBRARY_DEBUG BulletCollision_Debug BulletCollision_d)
+_FIND_BULLET_LIBRARY(BULLET_MATH_LIBRARY            BulletMath LinearMath)
+_FIND_BULLET_LIBRARY(BULLET_MATH_LIBRARY_DEBUG      BulletMath_Debug BulletMath_d LinearMath_Debug LinearMath_d)
+_FIND_BULLET_LIBRARY(BULLET_SOFTBODY_LIBRARY        BulletSoftBody)
+_FIND_BULLET_LIBRARY(BULLET_SOFTBODY_LIBRARY_DEBUG  BulletSoftBody_Debug BulletSoftBody_d)
+
+
+find_package_handle_standard_args(Bullet "Could NOT find Bullet, try to set the path to Bullet root folder in the system variable BULLET_ROOT_DIR"
+    BULLET_DYNAMICS_LIBRARY BULLET_COLLISION_LIBRARY BULLET_MATH_LIBRARY
+    BULLET_INCLUDE_DIR
+)
+
+set(BULLET_INCLUDE_DIRS ${BULLET_INCLUDE_DIR})
+if(BULLET_FOUND)
+   _BULLET_APPEND_LIBRARIES(BULLET_LIBRARIES BULLET_DYNAMICS_LIBRARY)
+   _BULLET_APPEND_LIBRARIES(BULLET_LIBRARIES BULLET_COLLISION_LIBRARY)
+   _BULLET_APPEND_LIBRARIES(BULLET_LIBRARIES BULLET_MATH_LIBRARY)
+   _BULLET_APPEND_LIBRARIES(BULLET_LIBRARIES BULLET_SOFTBODY_LIBRARY)
+endif()
diff --git a/interface/src/Application.cpp b/interface/src/Application.cpp
index 3ef17e9067..4dfe8313c6 100644
--- a/interface/src/Application.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/Application.cpp
@@ -190,9 +190,7 @@ Application::Application(int& argc, char** argv, QElapsedTimer &startup_time) :
         _frameCount(0),
         _fps(60.0f),
         _justStarted(true),
-#ifdef USE_BULLET_PHYSICS
         _physicsEngine(glm::vec3(0.0f)),
-#endif // USE_BULLET_PHYSICS
         _entities(true, this, this),
         _entityCollisionSystem(),
         _entityClipboardRenderer(false, this, this),
@@ -1725,12 +1723,10 @@ void Application::init() {
     // save settings when avatar changes
     connect(_myAvatar, &MyAvatar::transformChanged, this, &Application::bumpSettings);
 
-#ifdef USE_BULLET_PHYSICS
     EntityTree* tree = _entities.getTree();
     _physicsEngine.setEntityTree(tree);
     tree->setSimulation(&_physicsEngine);
     _physicsEngine.init(&_entityEditSender);
-#endif // USE_BULLET_PHYSICS
     // make sure our texture cache knows about window size changes
     DependencyManager::get<TextureCache>()->associateWithWidget(glCanvas.data());
 
@@ -2041,12 +2037,10 @@ void Application::update(float deltaTime) {
     updateDialogs(deltaTime); // update various stats dialogs if present
     updateCursor(deltaTime); // Handle cursor updates
 
-#ifdef USE_BULLET_PHYSICS
     {
         PerformanceTimer perfTimer("physics");
         _physicsEngine.stepSimulation();
     }
-#endif // USE_BULLET_PHYSICS
 
     if (!_aboutToQuit) {
         PerformanceTimer perfTimer("entities");
@@ -3682,7 +3676,6 @@ void Application::openUrl(const QUrl& url) {
 
 void Application::updateMyAvatarTransform() {
     bumpSettings();
-#ifdef USE_BULLET_PHYSICS
     const float SIMULATION_OFFSET_QUANTIZATION = 16.0f; // meters
     glm::vec3 avatarPosition = _myAvatar->getPosition();
     glm::vec3 physicsWorldOffset = _physicsEngine.getOriginOffset();
@@ -3696,7 +3689,6 @@ void Application::updateMyAvatarTransform() {
         // TODO: Andrew to replace this with method that actually moves existing object positions in PhysicsEngine
         _physicsEngine.setOriginOffset(newOriginOffset);
     }
-#endif // USE_BULLET_PHYSICS
 }
 
 void Application::domainSettingsReceived(const QJsonObject& domainSettingsObject) {
diff --git a/interface/src/Application.h b/interface/src/Application.h
index 39d3832487..a875c6b9fe 100644
--- a/interface/src/Application.h
+++ b/interface/src/Application.h
@@ -463,9 +463,7 @@ private:
     bool _justStarted;
     Stars _stars;
 
-#ifdef USE_BULLET_PHYSICS
     PhysicsEngine _physicsEngine;
-#endif // USE_BULLET_PHYSICS
 
     EntityTreeRenderer _entities;
     EntityCollisionSystem _entityCollisionSystem;
diff --git a/interface/src/ui/overlays/Text3DOverlay.cpp b/interface/src/ui/overlays/Text3DOverlay.cpp
index 92f6350936..2f4cde50f7 100644
--- a/interface/src/ui/overlays/Text3DOverlay.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/ui/overlays/Text3DOverlay.cpp
@@ -238,8 +238,8 @@ QSizeF Text3DOverlay::textSize(const QString& text) const {
 
     QFont font(SANS_FONT_FAMILY, FIXED_FONT_POINT_SIZE);  // Same font properties as render()
     QFontMetrics fontMetrics(font);
-    const float TEXT_SCALE_ADJUST = 1.02f;  // Experimentally detemined for the specified font
-    const int TEXT_HEIGHT_ADJUST = -6;
+    const float TEXT_SCALE_ADJUST = 1.025f;  // Experimentally detemined for the specified font
+    const int TEXT_HEIGHT_ADJUST = -10;
     float scaleFactor = _lineHeight * TEXT_SCALE_ADJUST * LINE_SCALE_RATIO / (float)FIXED_FONT_POINT_SIZE;
 
     QStringList lines = text.split(QRegExp("\r\n|\r|\n"));
diff --git a/libraries/physics/src/BulletUtil.h b/libraries/physics/src/BulletUtil.h
index 78524a122e..52bf2c8b06 100644
--- a/libraries/physics/src/BulletUtil.h
+++ b/libraries/physics/src/BulletUtil.h
@@ -12,8 +12,6 @@
 #ifndef hifi_BulletUtil_h
 #define hifi_BulletUtil_h
 
-#ifdef USE_BULLET_PHYSICS
-
 #include <btBulletDynamicsCommon.h>
 #include <glm/glm.hpp>
 #include <glm/gtc/quaternion.hpp>
@@ -34,5 +32,4 @@ inline btQuaternion glmToBullet(const glm::quat& g) {
     return btQuaternion(g.x, g.y, g.z, g.w);
 }
 
-#endif // USE_BULLET_PHYSICS
 #endif // hifi_BulletUtil_h
diff --git a/libraries/physics/src/EntityMotionState.cpp b/libraries/physics/src/EntityMotionState.cpp
index 64d14075dd..9ff4a9d0e1 100644
--- a/libraries/physics/src/EntityMotionState.cpp
+++ b/libraries/physics/src/EntityMotionState.cpp
@@ -12,9 +12,7 @@
 #include <EntityItem.h>
 #include <EntityEditPacketSender.h>
 
-#ifdef USE_BULLET_PHYSICS
 #include "BulletUtil.h"
-#endif // USE_BULLET_PHYSICS
 #include "EntityMotionState.h"
 #include "SimpleEntityKinematicController.h"
 
@@ -62,7 +60,6 @@ void EntityMotionState::addKinematicController() {
     }
 }
 
-#ifdef USE_BULLET_PHYSICS
 // This callback is invoked by the physics simulation in two cases:
 // (1) when the RigidBody is first added to the world
 //     (irregardless of MotionType: STATIC, DYNAMIC, or KINEMATIC)
@@ -93,10 +90,8 @@ void EntityMotionState::setWorldTransform(const btTransform& worldTrans) {
     _outgoingPacketFlags = DIRTY_PHYSICS_FLAGS;
     EntityMotionState::enqueueOutgoingEntity(_entity);
 }
-#endif // USE_BULLET_PHYSICS
 
 void EntityMotionState::updateObjectEasy(uint32_t flags, uint32_t frame) {
-#ifdef USE_BULLET_PHYSICS
     if (flags & (EntityItem::DIRTY_POSITION | EntityItem::DIRTY_VELOCITY)) {
         if (flags & EntityItem::DIRTY_POSITION) {
             _sentPosition = _entity->getPositionInMeters() - ObjectMotionState::getWorldOffset();
@@ -132,11 +127,9 @@ void EntityMotionState::updateObjectEasy(uint32_t flags, uint32_t frame) {
         _body->updateInertiaTensor();
     }
     _body->activate();
-#endif // USE_BULLET_PHYSICS
 };
 
 void EntityMotionState::updateObjectVelocities() {
-#ifdef USE_BULLET_PHYSICS
     if (_body) {
         _sentVelocity = _entity->getVelocityInMeters();
         setVelocity(_sentVelocity);
@@ -150,7 +143,6 @@ void EntityMotionState::updateObjectVelocities() {
 
         _body->setActivationState(ACTIVE_TAG);
     }
-#endif // USE_BULLET_PHYSICS
 }
 
 void EntityMotionState::computeShapeInfo(ShapeInfo& shapeInfo) {
@@ -162,7 +154,6 @@ float EntityMotionState::computeMass(const ShapeInfo& shapeInfo) const {
 }
 
 void EntityMotionState::sendUpdate(OctreeEditPacketSender* packetSender, uint32_t frame) {
-#ifdef USE_BULLET_PHYSICS
     if (!_entity->isKnownID()) {
         return; // never update entities that are unknown
     }
@@ -232,12 +223,11 @@ void EntityMotionState::sendUpdate(OctreeEditPacketSender* packetSender, uint32_
         _outgoingPacketFlags = DIRTY_PHYSICS_FLAGS;
         _sentFrame = frame;
     }
-#endif // USE_BULLET_PHYSICS
 }
 
 uint32_t EntityMotionState::getIncomingDirtyFlags() const { 
     uint32_t dirtyFlags = _entity->getDirtyFlags(); 
-#ifdef USE_BULLET_PHYSICS 
+
     // we add DIRTY_MOTION_TYPE if the body's motion type disagrees with entity velocity settings
     int bodyFlags = _body->getCollisionFlags();
     bool isMoving = _entity->isMoving();
@@ -245,6 +235,5 @@ uint32_t EntityMotionState::getIncomingDirtyFlags() const {
             (bodyFlags & btCollisionObject::CF_KINEMATIC_OBJECT && !isMoving)) {
         dirtyFlags |= EntityItem::DIRTY_MOTION_TYPE; 
     }
-#endif // USE_BULLET_PHYSICS
     return dirtyFlags;
 }
diff --git a/libraries/physics/src/EntityMotionState.h b/libraries/physics/src/EntityMotionState.h
index 6d98ee167d..da06d46451 100644
--- a/libraries/physics/src/EntityMotionState.h
+++ b/libraries/physics/src/EntityMotionState.h
@@ -14,18 +14,8 @@
 
 #include <AACube.h>
 
-#include "ObjectMotionState.h"
-
-#ifndef USE_BULLET_PHYSICS
-// ObjectMotionState stubbery
 #include "KinematicController.h"
-class ObjectMotionState {
-public:
-    // so that this stub implementation is not completely empty we give the class a data member
-    KinematicController* _kinematicController;
-    bool _stubData;
-};
-#endif // USE_BULLET_PHYSICS
+#include "ObjectMotionState.h"
 
 class EntityItem;
 
@@ -52,13 +42,11 @@ public:
     // virtual override for ObjectMotionState
     void addKinematicController();
 
-#ifdef USE_BULLET_PHYSICS
     // this relays incoming position/rotation to the RigidBody
     void getWorldTransform(btTransform& worldTrans) const;
 
     // this relays outgoing position/rotation to the EntityItem
     void setWorldTransform(const btTransform& worldTrans);
-#endif // USE_BULLET_PHYSICS
 
     // these relay incoming values to the RigidBody
     void updateObjectEasy(uint32_t flags, uint32_t frame);
diff --git a/libraries/physics/src/ObjectMotionState.cpp b/libraries/physics/src/ObjectMotionState.cpp
index 0e6637b4f2..f4997b679c 100644
--- a/libraries/physics/src/ObjectMotionState.cpp
+++ b/libraries/physics/src/ObjectMotionState.cpp
@@ -9,8 +9,6 @@
 //  See the accompanying file LICENSE or http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.html
 //
 
-#ifdef USE_BULLET_PHYSICS
-
 #include <math.h>
 
 #include "BulletUtil.h"
@@ -18,14 +16,6 @@
 #include "ObjectMotionState.h"
 #include "PhysicsEngine.h"
 
-const float MIN_DENSITY = 200.0f;
-const float DEFAULT_DENSITY = 1000.0f;
-const float MAX_DENSITY = 20000.0f;
-
-const float MIN_VOLUME = 0.001f;
-const float DEFAULT_VOLUME = 1.0f;
-const float MAX_VOLUME = 1000000.0f;
-
 const float DEFAULT_FRICTION = 0.5f;
 const float MAX_FRICTION = 10.0f;
 
@@ -180,5 +170,3 @@ void ObjectMotionState::removeKinematicController() {
         _kinematicController = NULL;
     }
 }
-
-#endif // USE_BULLET_PHYSICS
diff --git a/libraries/physics/src/ObjectMotionState.h b/libraries/physics/src/ObjectMotionState.h
index ccb94aa66c..4d454554cb 100644
--- a/libraries/physics/src/ObjectMotionState.h
+++ b/libraries/physics/src/ObjectMotionState.h
@@ -12,8 +12,13 @@
 #ifndef hifi_ObjectMotionState_h
 #define hifi_ObjectMotionState_h
 
+#include <btBulletDynamicsCommon.h>
+#include <glm/glm.hpp>
+
 #include <EntityItem.h>
 
+#include "ShapeInfo.h"
+
 enum MotionType {
     MOTION_TYPE_STATIC,     // no motion
     MOTION_TYPE_DYNAMIC,    // motion according to physical laws
@@ -32,13 +37,6 @@ const uint32_t DIRTY_PHYSICS_FLAGS = HARD_DIRTY_PHYSICS_FLAGS | EASY_DIRTY_PHYSI
 // These are the outgoing flags that the PhysicsEngine can affect:
 const uint32_t OUTGOING_DIRTY_PHYSICS_FLAGS = EntityItem::DIRTY_POSITION | EntityItem::DIRTY_VELOCITY;
 
-#ifdef USE_BULLET_PHYSICS
-
-#include <btBulletDynamicsCommon.h>
-#include <glm/glm.hpp>
-#include <EntityItem.h> // for EntityItem::DIRTY_FOO bitmasks
-
-#include "ShapeInfo.h"
 
 class OctreeEditPacketSender;
 class KinematicController;
@@ -117,5 +115,4 @@ protected:
     KinematicController* _kinematicController = NULL;
 };
 
-#endif // USE_BULLET_PHYSICS
 #endif // hifi_ObjectMotionState_h
diff --git a/libraries/physics/src/PhysicsEngine.cpp b/libraries/physics/src/PhysicsEngine.cpp
index c5c2d91cf3..e33e1a453c 100644
--- a/libraries/physics/src/PhysicsEngine.cpp
+++ b/libraries/physics/src/PhysicsEngine.cpp
@@ -10,7 +10,8 @@
 //
 
 #include "PhysicsEngine.h"
-
+#include "ShapeInfoUtil.h"
+#include "ThreadSafeDynamicsWorld.h"
 
 static uint32_t _frameCount;
 
@@ -19,11 +20,6 @@ uint32_t PhysicsEngine::getFrameCount() {
     return _frameCount;
 }
 
-#ifdef USE_BULLET_PHYSICS
-
-#include "ShapeInfoUtil.h"
-#include "ThreadSafeDynamicsWorld.h"
-
 PhysicsEngine::PhysicsEngine(const glm::vec3& offset)
     :   _collisionConfig(NULL), 
         _collisionDispatcher(NULL), 
@@ -411,5 +407,3 @@ void PhysicsEngine::updateObjectHard(btRigidBody* body, ObjectMotionState* motio
 
     body->activate();
 }
-
-#endif // USE_BULLET_PHYSICS
diff --git a/libraries/physics/src/PhysicsEngine.h b/libraries/physics/src/PhysicsEngine.h
index b11dd82081..f37f12ea8d 100644
--- a/libraries/physics/src/PhysicsEngine.h
+++ b/libraries/physics/src/PhysicsEngine.h
@@ -16,8 +16,6 @@
 
 const float PHYSICS_ENGINE_FIXED_SUBSTEP = 1.0f / 60.0f;
 
-#ifdef USE_BULLET_PHYSICS
-
 #include <QSet>
 #include <btBulletDynamicsCommon.h>
 
@@ -96,11 +94,4 @@ private:
     EntityEditPacketSender* _entityPacketSender;
 };
 
-#else // USE_BULLET_PHYSICS
-// PhysicsEngine stubbery until Bullet is required
-class PhysicsEngine {
-public:
-    static uint32_t getFrameCount();
-};
-#endif // USE_BULLET_PHYSICS
 #endif // hifi_PhysicsEngine_h
diff --git a/libraries/physics/src/ShapeInfoUtil.cpp b/libraries/physics/src/ShapeInfoUtil.cpp
index f562201f73..0e9dc55a8c 100644
--- a/libraries/physics/src/ShapeInfoUtil.cpp
+++ b/libraries/physics/src/ShapeInfoUtil.cpp
@@ -15,9 +15,6 @@
 #include "ShapeInfoUtil.h"
 #include "BulletUtil.h"
 
-#ifdef USE_BULLET_PHYSICS
-
-
 int ShapeInfoUtil::toBulletShapeType(int shapeInfoType) {
     int bulletShapeType = INVALID_SHAPE_PROXYTYPE;
     switch(shapeInfoType) {
@@ -168,5 +165,3 @@ DoubleHashKey ShapeInfoUtil::computeHash(const ShapeInfo& info) {
     key._hash2 = (int)hash;
     return key;
 }
-
-#endif // USE_BULLET_PHYSICS
diff --git a/libraries/physics/src/ShapeInfoUtil.h b/libraries/physics/src/ShapeInfoUtil.h
index 7363cf483b..438e3df715 100644
--- a/libraries/physics/src/ShapeInfoUtil.h
+++ b/libraries/physics/src/ShapeInfoUtil.h
@@ -12,8 +12,6 @@
 #ifndef hifi_ShapeInfoUtil_h
 #define hifi_ShapeInfoUtil_h
 
-#ifdef USE_BULLET_PHYSICS
-
 #include <btBulletDynamicsCommon.h>
 #include <glm/glm.hpp>
 
@@ -35,5 +33,4 @@ namespace ShapeInfoUtil {
     int fromBulletShapeType(int bulletShapeType);
 };
 
-#endif // USE_BULLET_PHYSICS
 #endif // hifi_ShapeInfoUtil_h
diff --git a/libraries/physics/src/ShapeManager.cpp b/libraries/physics/src/ShapeManager.cpp
index 1da705a5ff..b153150ce6 100644
--- a/libraries/physics/src/ShapeManager.cpp
+++ b/libraries/physics/src/ShapeManager.cpp
@@ -9,8 +9,6 @@
 //  See the accompanying file LICENSE or http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.html
 //
 
-#ifdef USE_BULLET_PHYSICS
-
 #include <glm/gtx/norm.hpp>
 
 #include "ShapeInfoUtil.h"
@@ -104,6 +102,3 @@ int ShapeManager::getNumReferences(const ShapeInfo& info) const {
     }
     return -1;
 }
-
-
-#endif // USE_BULLET_PHYSICS
diff --git a/libraries/physics/src/ShapeManager.h b/libraries/physics/src/ShapeManager.h
index 6eb4f363ff..3fe80c7b61 100644
--- a/libraries/physics/src/ShapeManager.h
+++ b/libraries/physics/src/ShapeManager.h
@@ -12,8 +12,6 @@
 #ifndef hifi_ShapeManager_h
 #define hifi_ShapeManager_h
 
-#ifdef USE_BULLET_PHYSICS
-
 #include <btBulletDynamicsCommon.h>
 #include <LinearMath/btHashMap.h>
 
@@ -52,5 +50,4 @@ private:
     btAlignedObjectArray<DoubleHashKey> _pendingGarbage;
 };
 
-#endif // USE_BULLET_PHYSICS
 #endif // hifi_ShapeManager_h
diff --git a/libraries/physics/src/ThreadSafeDynamicsWorld.cpp b/libraries/physics/src/ThreadSafeDynamicsWorld.cpp
index e204ae9e7f..c7ee9ce2a0 100644
--- a/libraries/physics/src/ThreadSafeDynamicsWorld.cpp
+++ b/libraries/physics/src/ThreadSafeDynamicsWorld.cpp
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
 
 #include "ThreadSafeDynamicsWorld.h"
 
-#ifdef USE_BULLET_PHYSICS
 ThreadSafeDynamicsWorld::ThreadSafeDynamicsWorld(
         btDispatcher* dispatcher,
         btBroadphaseInterface* pairCache,
@@ -82,4 +81,3 @@ int	ThreadSafeDynamicsWorld::stepSimulation( btScalar timeStep, int maxSubSteps,
 
     return subSteps;
 }
-#endif // USE_BULLET_PHYSICS
diff --git a/libraries/physics/src/ThreadSafeDynamicsWorld.h b/libraries/physics/src/ThreadSafeDynamicsWorld.h
index 64d5413c56..832efb9b60 100644
--- a/libraries/physics/src/ThreadSafeDynamicsWorld.h
+++ b/libraries/physics/src/ThreadSafeDynamicsWorld.h
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@
 #ifndef hifi_ThreadSafeDynamicsWorld_h
 #define hifi_ThreadSafeDynamicsWorld_h
 
-#ifdef USE_BULLET_PHYSICS
 #include <BulletDynamics/Dynamics/btDiscreteDynamicsWorld.h>
 
 ATTRIBUTE_ALIGNED16(class) ThreadSafeDynamicsWorld : public btDiscreteDynamicsWorld {
@@ -40,13 +39,4 @@ public:
     float getLocalTimeAccumulation() const { return m_localTime; }
 };
 
-#else // USE_BULLET_PHYSICS
-// stubbery for ThreadSafeDynamicsWorld when Bullet not available
-class ThreadSafeDynamicsWorld {
-public:
-    ThreadSafeDynamicsWorld() {}
-};
-
-#endif // USE_BULLET_PHYSICS
-
 #endif // hifi_ThreadSafeDynamicsWorld_h
diff --git a/tests/physics/src/BulletUtilTests.cpp b/tests/physics/src/BulletUtilTests.cpp
index 06b1815c6e..a094cfe94b 100644
--- a/tests/physics/src/BulletUtilTests.cpp
+++ b/tests/physics/src/BulletUtilTests.cpp
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@
 
 #include "BulletUtilTests.h"
 
-#ifdef USE_BULLET_PHYSICS
 void BulletUtilTests::fromBulletToGLM() {
     btVector3 bV(1.23f, 4.56f, 7.89f);
     glm::vec3 gV = bulletToGLM(bV);
@@ -101,14 +100,3 @@ void BulletUtilTests::runAllTests() {
     fromBulletToGLM();
     fromGLMToBullet();
 }
-
-#else // USE_BULLET_PHYSICS
-void BulletUtilTests::fromBulletToGLM() {
-}
-
-void BulletUtilTests::fromGLMToBullet() {
-}
-
-void BulletUtilTests::runAllTests() {
-}
-#endif // USE_BULLET_PHYSICS
diff --git a/tests/physics/src/ShapeInfoTests.cpp b/tests/physics/src/ShapeInfoTests.cpp
index a4db3a5764..cbef53f2eb 100644
--- a/tests/physics/src/ShapeInfoTests.cpp
+++ b/tests/physics/src/ShapeInfoTests.cpp
@@ -11,10 +11,8 @@
 
 #include <iostream>
 
-#ifdef USE_BULLET_PHYSICS
 #include <btBulletDynamicsCommon.h>
 #include <LinearMath/btHashMap.h>
-#endif // USE_BULLET_PHYSICS
 
 #include <DoubleHashKey.h>
 #include <ShapeInfo.h>
@@ -24,7 +22,6 @@
 #include "ShapeInfoTests.h"
 
 void ShapeInfoTests::testHashFunctions() {
-#ifdef USE_BULLET_PHYSICS
     int maxTests = 10000000;
     ShapeInfo info;
     btHashMap<btHashInt, int> hashes;
@@ -135,11 +132,9 @@ void ShapeInfoTests::testHashFunctions() {
     for (int i = 0; i < 32; ++i) {
         std::cout << "bit 0x" << std::hex << masks[i] << std::dec << " = " << bits[i] << std::endl;
     }
-#endif // USE_BULLET_PHYSICS
 }
 
 void ShapeInfoTests::testBoxShape() {
-#ifdef USE_BULLET_PHYSICS
     ShapeInfo info;
     glm::vec3 halfExtents(1.23f, 4.56f, 7.89f);
     info.setBox(halfExtents);
@@ -165,11 +160,9 @@ void ShapeInfoTests::testBoxShape() {
     }
 
     delete shape;
-#endif // USE_BULLET_PHYSICS
 }
 
 void ShapeInfoTests::testSphereShape() {
-#ifdef USE_BULLET_PHYSICS
     ShapeInfo info;
     float radius = 1.23f;
     info.setSphere(radius);
@@ -191,11 +184,9 @@ void ShapeInfoTests::testSphereShape() {
     }
 
     delete shape;
-#endif // USE_BULLET_PHYSICS
 }
 
 void ShapeInfoTests::testCylinderShape() {
-#ifdef USE_BULLET_PHYSICS
     ShapeInfo info;
     float radius = 1.23f;
     float height = 4.56f;
@@ -218,11 +209,9 @@ void ShapeInfoTests::testCylinderShape() {
     }
 
     delete shape;
-#endif // USE_BULLET_PHYSICS
 }
 
 void ShapeInfoTests::testCapsuleShape() {
-#ifdef USE_BULLET_PHYSICS
     ShapeInfo info;
     float radius = 1.23f;
     float height = 4.56f;
@@ -245,7 +234,6 @@ void ShapeInfoTests::testCapsuleShape() {
     }
 
     delete shape;
-#endif // USE_BULLET_PHYSICS
 }
 
 void ShapeInfoTests::runAllTests() {
diff --git a/tests/physics/src/ShapeManagerTests.cpp b/tests/physics/src/ShapeManagerTests.cpp
index 5be247f25f..e49b9b8063 100644
--- a/tests/physics/src/ShapeManagerTests.cpp
+++ b/tests/physics/src/ShapeManagerTests.cpp
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
 #include "ShapeManagerTests.h"
 
 void ShapeManagerTests::testShapeAccounting() {
-#ifdef USE_BULLET_PHYSICS
     ShapeManager shapeManager;
     ShapeInfo info;
     info.setBox(glm::vec3(1.0f, 1.0f, 1.0f));
@@ -118,11 +117,9 @@ void ShapeManagerTests::testShapeAccounting() {
         std::cout << __FILE__ << ":" << __LINE__
             << " ERROR: expected refcount = 1 for shape but found refcount = " << numReferences << std::endl;
     }
-#endif // USE_BULLET_PHYSICS
 }
 
 void ShapeManagerTests::addManyShapes() {
-#ifdef USE_BULLET_PHYSICS
     ShapeManager shapeManager;
 
     int numSizes = 100;
@@ -152,11 +149,9 @@ void ShapeManagerTests::addManyShapes() {
         std::cout << __FILE__ << ":" << __LINE__
             << " ERROR: expected numShapes = " << numSizes << " but found numShapes = " << numShapes << std::endl;
     }
-#endif // USE_BULLET_PHYSICS
 }
 
 void ShapeManagerTests::addBoxShape() {
-#ifdef USE_BULLET_PHYSICS
     ShapeInfo info;
     glm::vec3 halfExtents(1.23f, 4.56f, 7.89f);
     info.setBox(halfExtents);
@@ -172,11 +167,9 @@ void ShapeManagerTests::addBoxShape() {
         std::cout << __FILE__ << ":" << __LINE__
             << " ERROR: Box ShapeInfo --> shape --> ShapeInfo --> shape did not work" << std::endl;
     }
-#endif // USE_BULLET_PHYSICS
 }
 
 void ShapeManagerTests::addSphereShape() {
-#ifdef USE_BULLET_PHYSICS
     ShapeInfo info;
     float radius = 1.23f;
     info.setSphere(radius);
@@ -192,11 +185,9 @@ void ShapeManagerTests::addSphereShape() {
         std::cout << __FILE__ << ":" << __LINE__
             << " ERROR: Sphere ShapeInfo --> shape --> ShapeInfo --> shape did not work" << std::endl;
     }
-#endif // USE_BULLET_PHYSICS
 }
 
 void ShapeManagerTests::addCylinderShape() {
-#ifdef USE_BULLET_PHYSICS
     ShapeInfo info;
     float radius = 1.23f;
     float height = 4.56f;
@@ -213,11 +204,9 @@ void ShapeManagerTests::addCylinderShape() {
         std::cout << __FILE__ << ":" << __LINE__
             << " ERROR: Cylinder ShapeInfo --> shape --> ShapeInfo --> shape did not work" << std::endl;
     }
-#endif // USE_BULLET_PHYSICS
 }
 
 void ShapeManagerTests::addCapsuleShape() {
-#ifdef USE_BULLET_PHYSICS
     ShapeInfo info;
     float radius = 1.23f;
     float height = 4.56f;
@@ -234,7 +223,6 @@ void ShapeManagerTests::addCapsuleShape() {
         std::cout << __FILE__ << ":" << __LINE__
             << " ERROR: Capsule ShapeInfo --> shape --> ShapeInfo --> shape did not work" << std::endl;
     }
-#endif // USE_BULLET_PHYSICS
 }
 
 void ShapeManagerTests::runAllTests() {